Shraddha Murder Case: Now Aftab Poonawala will remain out of the jail cell alone for 8 hours, Delhi HC orders.

New Delhi: Concerning Shraddha Walker homicide case key accused Aftab Amin Poonawala, the Delhi Excessive Court docket on Friday requested the Tihar Jail authorities to permit him to be introduced out for eight hours in the course of the day earlier than retaining him alone within the jail cell at night time. . A bench led by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait gave this order on a petition by Aftab Poonawala's lawyer. It has been stated within the petition that below the guise of safety, he can’t be stored alone within the jail cell. Justice Girish Kathpalia can be on this bench. Counsel for accused Poonawala claimed that different prisoners are taken out of the cell for eight hours a day, however Poonawala is allowed to return out just for one hour every within the morning and night.

Orders to maintain him alone in jail

The bench stated, “Since this is the request of the counsel for the petitioner, we direct the jail authorities to take him out for eight hours like other prisoners and at night he should be kept alone in the jail cell.” Counsel for the jail authorities stated the accused has not been stored with different prisoners as a result of concern of hazard. Poonawala's lawyer stated that his shopper is just not allowed to speak to anybody within the jail and is stored in a separate cell, regardless that he has not dedicated any jail crime.

Aftab is accused of Shraddha's homicide

Poonawala is accused of strangulating his live-in companion Shraddha Walkar to dying and reducing her physique into items on May 18, 2022 in Mehrauli, Delhi. He allegedly stored Shraddha Walker's physique elements in a fridge and stored throwing them at completely different locations within the nationwide capital for a number of days. Delhi Police had filed a 6,629-page cost sheet on this case on January 24, 2023. After this, a decrease court docket right here had framed fees of homicide and destruction of proof towards the accused Poonawala.

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